Yes, it is true--I don't even blog semi-regularly anymore.
I think it is in fact mainly due to the switch to trades. It was hard enough to write about any current stuff going on when I got my floppies once a month and only a week's worth hadn't been discussed into the ground already. Now I don't see things at all until well after they've made the rounds of the comic internet.
Not that I'm complaining too much, mind you. I like the slight decrease in cost, I like being able to read entire story arcs all at once, I like that trades are so much more storable (and shelvable) than floppies. And it may be, although I'm not sure yet, that buying trades tends to reduce the whole "Must. Read. Comic. NOW!" thing. A trade will be around for a little while, I don't have to buy it as soon as it hits the shelves. I can think about it. I can read what others have to say about it before deciding to buy it. Okay, yeah, I'll probably buy it anyway...but in theory, you know?
Lucky for me I never did mind spoilers. :)
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